In 2014, witnessed by the heads of state of China and Kazakhstan, the China-Kazakhstan Lianyungang logistics project was officially put into operation. As the first physical platform project of the Belt and Road international economic and trade cooperation, after nearly 10 years of development, the China-Kazakhstan Lianyungang logistics cooperation base has become an international economic platform for transit transportation, warehousing logistics, and trade between the five Central Asian countries, which has effectively promoted China. Interconnection and trade with Central Asian countries.

In Lianyungang, Jiangsu, goods from Central Asian countries were connected to the sea port that sailed from the Pacific Ocean. In the past few days, a China-Europe freight train carrying about 2,200 tons of potash fertilizer from Uzbekistan arrived at the China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) logistics cooperation base. Through the zero-waiting, zero-pollution, and zero-damage customs transit supervision mode, this batch of goods was sent to Southeast Asia on the Lianyungang shipping liner as soon as possible.

Today, it has become normal for Uzbekistan and other countries to send fertilizers to Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia via Lianyungang. More than 80% of Kazakhstan's daily consumer goods imported from China and exported mineral products, grains and other advantageous trade commodities transit through Lianyungang port.

Azi, deputy general manager of Lianyungang China-Kazakhstan International Logistics Co., Ltd.: Since the establishment of China-Kazakhstan Lianyungang logistics cooperation base, it has become more convenient for Kazakhstan to export its own agricultural products and mineral products. At the same time, products from Southeast Asia and other countries can enter Kazakhstan more quickly.

China-Kazakhstan Lianyungang Logistics Cooperation Base in Lianyungang Port Area, Jiangsu

As the first physical platform project of the Belt and Road international economic and trade cooperation, the China-Kazakhstan Lianyungang logistics project has been in operation for nearly 10 years and has achieved full coverage of major sites in Central Asia. The types of goods in transit have expanded from the initial auto parts and electronic components to many fields such as building materials, home furnishing, electromechanical, grain, minerals, and chemical materials. The transit time of international containers in Lianyungang has also been shortened from more than 4 days to less than 1 day.Editor/Ma Xue